as an ex... very ex left back... in the days of yore.... and i was quite quick myself.... pace is frightening. my manager at that time picked myself and my mate as fullbacks because we had pace.... okay okay it was only amatuer stuff but we ran riot... but, being faced with it coming at you which did happen makes life very difficult and today utd showed that, such pace combined with the overall ability to be mobile in terms of where you play and a deep seated work ethic makes for a team that not many will beat. it may not be this season but the look of the squad overall seems to point to a very bright future. it may well be we are back to the days of super fast counter attcks such as we had when ronaldo plied his trade but today seemed more of a team performance and new relationships and understandings on the park blossoming... or is it just the post match euphoria at beating city amd the wine talking...? hic....